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Yuki and the One Thousand Carriers
By Whelan, Gloria & Nascimbene, Yan
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-1-58536-352-0
- Publisher
- Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, c2008.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2008
Gr 1-3 An author's note explains that in 17th- and 18th-century Japan, provincial governors were required to divide their time between Kyoto, home of the Emperor, and Edo (modern Tokyo), where the Shogun exercised temporal power. Accompanied by numerous retainers, these feudal lords frequently traveled the 300-mile Tokaido Road, stopping at inns and teahouses built to accommodate their retinue. A famous series of woodcuts by Japanese printmaker Utagawa Hiroshige, depict...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
Yuki and her mother must travel to Edo (Tokyo) when Yuki's father, a provincial governor, is called there by the shogun. In s...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
